And now for an interesting change. Here's where we get a much bigger change, though not too big, just enough to show how worthless this new enemy can be.

Kakyoin was surprised to find himself riding a Ferris wheel in the middle of an amusement park while wearing his pajamas. "What is this?," he wondered aloud, "I don't remember this place. I should be in Saudi Arabia. And where are the others? I don't see any of them." There was also a dog in the car with him, and in the distance he could hear a baby crying. Nearby, a balloon flew up to him, a card tied up to the wire. Kakyoin took the card and gasped.

It was a tarot card depicting Death, but instead of the usual skeletal figure, the card showed a jester wearing a robe and carrying the trademark scythe associated with the card. The picture was also moving, the scythe sticking out of the card to strike. Kakyoin moved to block the attack, but the blade sliced through part of his hand, and also the dog's neck. Kakyoin instantly awoke from what was clearly a nightmare, screaming as he did. He realized that he was back in the village where the group was going to buy the Cessna. "Just a dream," he realized, "But I can't remember it." He then saw that his hand was still bleeding from the cut he received in the nightmare.

"Fats blew it," DeKurliss said, "It seems the Joestars are getting ever closer to Egypt. We've managed to cut their deadline in half with our efforts, but at this rate they may just reach Egypt with a couple weeks to spare to find our mansion. And we are running out of hired assassins." "Who is left to defeat the Joestars?," DIO asked. "There's the Death, the Judgement, and the Priestess," DeKurliss said, "And the Stand user representing the Death card is already in position. I'd like to see the Joestars overcome his power."

There was some issue regarding the sale of the Cessna, since a baby in the village had contracted a high fever and there were no doctors in the village, meaning he had to be flown to the nearby city for treatment. Hol Horse raised his eyebrow when he saw the baby. 'I could swear I've seen this baby somewhere before...' Kakyoin was also concerned, since he vaguely remembered hearing a baby crying somewhere. He couldn't yet piece it together that it was in his nightmare from the previous night.

He then saw Fluttershy coming over, a few tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?," Kakyoin asked. "A young boy's dog wound up dead somehow," she explained, "Its head seemed to split apart from ear to ear. I just got back from helping to bury it." Kakyoin gasped. He had an odd sensation that he witnessed something similar to what Fluttershy described. "What about the other plane there?," Joseph asked. "It's broken I'm afraid," the pilot said, "We have two more planes but they're both out on errands. They should be back in two days."

"Just let them take the baby with them," the woman holding said baby said, her face covered by a shawl, "They're obviously in a hurry, so they can just take him along." Kakyoin and Hol Horse spotted tiny little fangs in the baby's mouth. 'It couldn't be...,' Hol Horse thought. He turned to see the woman, but she was already starting to leave. "I'm not sure taking this baby with us is a good idea," Joseph argued.

"It's really the best chance we have of getting to Egypt quickly," Polnareff said, "Besides, the only Stand that could've ambushed us in the sky was Tower of Gray, and he's been taken care of. At the speeds we'll be going, I doubt anyone could catch us." Jotaro checked the plane. "And this is definitely an actual machine, rather than another vehicle-like Stand. If anything, I'm more concerned with your flying."

The plane soon took off. Unseen by anyone, the woman ducked into a nearby alley, then removed her shawl to reveal Enya. "I may not be able to attack the Joestars anymore, but I can still assist our youngest ally. Still, I'm concerned. Hol Horse has seen the child before and knows all about his Stand. I'd better return to Egypt, before someone starts questioning where the baby's mother is."

Up on the plane, Polnareff was starting to feel sleepy, as was Kakyoin. Hol Horse was also drifting off. The child started opening his eyes and grinned. Suddenly, Polnareff and Kakyoin found themselves inside the same carnival. "How on Earth did we get here?," Polnareff asked. "I remember now," Kakyoin said, "I had a dream about this last night." "It's Mannish Boy," Hol Horse explained, "He's drawn us into a dream world through the power of his Stand, Death 13."

"So this is just a dream," Polnareff said, "What a relief." "Don't act relieved yet," Hol Horse said, "In normal dreams when you die you get kicked back into reality. But when you're under the effects of Death 13, if you die in this dream world you die for real." "So where is this Mannish Boy?," Kakyoin asked. "In the Cessna with our group," Hol Horse said. Polnareff laughed. "Impossible. The only other person besides us in the plane is the... Oh..." Hol Horse nodded. "Yep. Mannish Boy is the baby we picked up."

'Hol Horse,' came a voice from inside the dog's corpse near the trio, 'I thought I recognized you.' A megaphone burst from the dog's head. "Mannish Boy," Hol Horse realized, "He can control this world however he wants thanks to his Stand's powers." At that moment, the jester figure from last night, Death 13 itself, burst out from inside the dog. "Polnareff, Hol Horse, Stands out!," Kakyoin called out, "Hierophant Green!" "Silver Chariot!" "Emperor!"

Death 13 grabbed Polnareff by the throat, his Stand not appearing. However, Death 13 had to pull back when Hol Horse was able to shoot him through his cloak. "But why couldn't I...?," Polnareff started before disappearing. "Seems someone woke him up," Death 13 realized, "Oh well, he won't remember any of this. I'll just kill him next time he falls asleep. But Hol Horse I'm surprised. You shouldn't be able to summon your Stand in this dream world."

Meanwhile in reality, Joseph had woken up Polnareff. "Hey, you need to change the baby's diaper," he said, "Don't worry, Fluttershy will help you." Polnareff shook his head. "I just had some terrible nightmare." Jotaro looked at Kakyoin and Hol Horse, still fast asleep, and noticed something. "Hey, why does Hol Horse have his Stand active?" "He said it's a habit of his," Joseph explained, "He always sleeps with Emperor active in case he gets ambushed while sleeping."

"Your Stand was active before you fell asleep!?," Death 13 said in shock. Hol Horse chuckled. "That's right. I remember how in this dream space Stand users are normally powerless. While we sleep our spirits are off-guard, so we can't call on our powers. That is, unless our Stands are already active when we fall asleep. Having been a mercenary for years I've always made a habit of activating Emperor before falling asleep."

Death 13 growled. "Very clever. Too bad your attacks didn't phase me." He revealed his cloak, which was completely empty. Death 13 was nothing but a head and arms. "My Stand is smaller than it looks!" "Lucky me I've gotten better at aiming," Hol Horse said, "I've been practicing ever since Calcutta." "No matter," Death 13 said, "Kakyoin is still vulnerable. And inside this world you cannot wake up unless someone on the outside does it for you." He swiped at the duo with his scythe, causing them to dodge.

The action caused Kakyoin to kick against the controls, sending the plane into a dive. As the plane started to crash, Fluttershy saw blood coming from Hol Horse and Kakyoin's arms. Rolling up their sleeves, she words etched into them, carved out by Hol Horse using his Bowie knife. 'Baby is Stand user?,' she read silently, 'Fall asleep with Stands?' She looked at the baby cradled in her arms. 'Could it be this baby?' Joseph finally got the plane under control using Hermit Purple as Fluttershy decided to try using her Stand to slap Hol Horse and Kakyoin awake, just as the plane wound up crashing into a palm tree.

Hol Horse walked Kakyoin, Polnareff, Jotaro, and Fluttershy away while Joseph entertained Mannish Boy. "So that's what this is all about," Jotaro said, "How did you know about all this?" "When Mannish Boy was first brought to DeKurliss," Hol Horse explained, "He wanted a sample of Death 13's power. The child is only eleven months old, but he's a certified genius, yet he's also arrogant. He couldn't resist spilling the beans about every last detail of his power. DeKurliss wrote it all down for DIO's benefit."

"While sleeping?," Fluttershy asked. "He's a very light sleeper," Hol Horse explained. "So we can't remember what happens when we wake up, and we need to fall asleep with our Stands active to use them in the dream world," Kakyoin noted, "But our Stands are more conspicuous than yours." "We can have them bury themselves in the ground," Jotaro suggested, "The only odd one out is Gramps. Hol Horse has the benefit of being able to hide his Stand easily, but if that baby is as smart as Hol Horse suggests, he'll be on the lookout now that he knows his Stand has a weakness."

"Okay everyone," Joseph said as he approached, "Let's get some sleep. We can make for the village in the morning." "Give us a minute," Jotaro said, "We have something to do first." As Joseph walked away, Hol Horse mentioned, "About that dog. Death 13 will draw in anything that falls asleep near Mannish Boy. I'm guessing the poor hound was too close that first night." Fluttershy grew angry. "He's just made it personal."

Joseph looked around them confused. "Since when did we fall asleep in an amusement park?" "Now I remember this place," Polnareff noted. "Yeah, it always feels like a continuation of the previous dream," Kakyoin said. "Lali-Ho!," came the voice of Death 13, "Now all of you are asleep, and there's no one to wake you up! Even if Hol Horse did tell you my secrets, I've been watching you all day!"

Jotaro smirked. "All day, you say? For a genius, you certainly still seem like a baby. Star Platinum!" Death 13 got surprised when Star Platinum punched it right in the face. "For most of the day you've been distracted by Granddad taking care of you," Jotaro reminded him, "And during that time we set things up so our Stands could bury themselves." "One thing I should mention," Kakyoin said, "Last time Hol Horse and I discovered Death 13 is just a head and arms. The cloak has nothing else underneath it."

Outside of the dream, Mannish Boy was growing incredibly concerned. He could see into the dream world thanks to his Stand, despite being wide awake. 'Damn that Hol Horse... He was there when DeKurliss was interviewing me so he could be woken up. It's not like I'd be allowed to kill DIO's eyes and ears, after all. If not for that, I could have caught them all by surprise. Luckily my Stand is hardly helpless in the event its forced to fight other Stands.' He then winced as something seemed to strike him in his head.

Music in the Trees had taken to the time strike Death 13 right on the back of its head. "And that was for the dog earlier!," she called out. "Don't act so cocky!," Death 13 warned, "You may have snuck your Stands into my dream world, but my Stand is still in full control of this nightmare realm!" Several clouds moved to grab Death 13's scythe in an effort to strike at Music in the Trees, only for the blade to get stopped by Star Platinum.

Before Death 13 could make another move, it recoiled as something entered its ear. It turned out to be Hierophant Green, who quickly forced Death 13 to aim its scythe at its own neck. "Oh yeah," Jotaro said, "I nearly forgot you can possess living objects. I guess Stands count as well." "This is how I normally do it too," Kakyoin said, "I used to use Hierophant Green to force bullies to apologize to their victims. Where's your Lali-ho now, Death 13? While I have you like this, perhaps you can heal the cuts Hol Horse made to remind us about your power and weakness. Anything can happen in a dream, right?"

Death 13 reluctantly complied. "So what now?," Polnareff said, "When we wake up we're just going to forget all this, meaning Mannish Boy can try again the following night." "Only Joseph will forget all this," Hol Horse explained, "The rest of us had our Stands active in the dream world, and that should preserve our memories. It happened with me during the last nightmare." "But we can't simply kill a baby, no matter how evil he is," Kakyoin noted, "However, I have something else in mind for punishment."

The next morning, the group woke up safe and sound. "Man, I feel like had the most terrible nightmare," Joseph said, "But I can't remember anything about it." The others found they actually remembered the fight with Death 13. Hol Horse checked his arm. 'Just like I thought. After Kakyoin convinced Death 13 to heal our scars, they disappeared in reality. But just what did Kakyoin intend to do to punish Mannish Boy?'

Nearby, Kakyoin was changing Mannish Boy's diaper. "I hope you understand," Kakyoin said, "All of us except Mister Joestar remember because we took our Stands into the dream world. But it wouldn't suit our consciences to kill or maim a baby. Instead we'll leave you in the nearest town. You should return to your mother, she should be nearby. And just to make sure you understand not to come after us again..." Mannish Boy gulped as he saw Kakyoin take some of the baby's droppings and mix it into the baby food.

Seconds later, Joseph was trying to feed Mannish Boy the baby food, but of course he tried to avoid that. "Come on now," Joseph said, "If you're a picky eater early in life, it'll be bad for your social life later." "Hey now Mister Joestar," Polnareff said, "You can't just force him to eat it, or he'll hate it even more. Here, let me show you a trick that always worked with me and my sister." He proceeded to tickle Mannish Boy until he opened his mouth to laugh, letting Joseph slip the spoon in. Kakyoin had to cover his mouth to hold his own laughter. "Ba dum tss..."